photo journal

I'm journeying through the pages of the Alchemist again today while enjoying this beautiful spring-like weather with Sol! These leaf bangles were inspired by a customer's vision as well as all the dried leaves with curly edges that I find necessary to gather and bring into the house -- fallen cottonwood leaves collected by the river, elegant ash leaves draped across the backyard. White birch is native to Colorado as well.

Each leaf is double-sided so that it will look beautiful whichever way it decides to flip. The bangles begin as some wire and sheet metal and after 4.5 solid hours at the bench, 6 solder joins, 30+ little hand-scribed lines, 16 little hand-stamped letters and countless strokes with sandpaper and my new jewelers' saw -- voilà! A leaf bangle! I hope you enjoy :)